At The Hockey News, Ken Campbell writes that the NHL seems so dead set on making this CBA as “iron-clad” as it can be so that if they are declared winners when this CBA negotiation ends they can stay the winners unlike the 2005 lockout.

He says “Almost everyone acknowledges that the league has already won. Now all that is to be determined is the margin of victory. That’s what everyone was saying seven years ago, too, but the NHL is intent on making those words prophetic this time. “

Make one side of the ball truly dominant while the others are pieced together. Complete the D now --- this off-season --- while the O takes shape over the next couple years. That's especially true without a clear, slam-dunk answer to the QB question on the immediate horizon.

On D, add an edge rusher, and there are quite a few of them in this draft, especially if I get one of the best by making this my first pick. I need an ILB....especially with Harris's situation unclear. (Fowler and Kendricks might be really intriguing options because their versatility complements the versatility of our current DL.) Finally, add a CB, Jackson, Maxwell or Culliver, etc. in FAcy.

Such a D could become very special very quickly under Bowles, and could conceivably stay together for years because it's so young. That should buy the time for the O to be assembled, but a D this good might wouldn't need a top five O to win it all.

That, at least, is the general direction I'd probably head-in. We can debate which specific players and moves that best fit the plan, and obviously debate the strategy itself, but I had to start somewhere. This approach made the most sense to me.

I see the Jets signing Matt Moore and we'll see Geno compete in TC. They will take a QB 3rd round as a Gailey Project. If Mariota slides to us at 6, we'll trade the pick to Eagles and take an OL, WR and CB 1,2,3. Keep the faith J-E-T-S!

You might be mostly right, at least about signing Moore or maybe trading a 7th rounder for Fitzpatrick to compete with Geno, and then add someone like Grayson or Carden in the draft. Moving down, whether to the Eagles, at 20, or to Chicago, Houston or St.L --- all potentially needing QB's --- to collect picks might be the high-percentage move for a new regime to make.

I'm not dead set on Fitz, but I do think he's on the Jets/Gailey's radar now, and would bring a certain familiarity with Chan's E-P offense that could be beneficial. I mentioned Moore, as well, but it could also be Hoyer or Locker or Shaun Hill. But make no mistake, my gut continues to tell me that every attempt will be made to salvage Geno and put him in a system more conducive to his skills...and I think that's a large reason why Chan is the OC.

That doesn't mean I'm a fan of Geno. I'm not, and personally don't believe he's capable of becoming a much better QB...period....but if fully vetting Geno is the immediate agenda re QB then the above plan is likely to be the way the Jets go. That probably entails passing on Winston and Mariota, but possibly using the lure of landing them as trade bait for others looking for a QB.

...If you don't include Foles Philly would probably have to kick in another Day Two pick, a 2nd or 3rd rounder...and the thinking is that virtually ANY player we'd pick in that range would be a better player, of more value, for more years, than Foles would be. Besides, Foles is not better/worse than half a dozen other QB's we could pick up in FAcy.

Hence, we'd be better off NOT including him in the deal. The pick(s) we otherwise get are more valuable.

@hazard2012@D i see your point......BUT foles is a proven NFL player....that has had some success as a starting qb. Upgrade over Geno and you dont take the risk of a draft pick. You would think the Eagles woudl have made the playoffs if he wasnt hurt.

However, im not and idiot. Kellys system probably helped him more that his actually abilities.

The chance of a 5th Rd pick actually making it and being a solid contributer is low. If Fitz can give us anything close to his 2012 numbers, we are a playoff team..you wouldn't trade a 5th Rd pick at a chance for the playoffs?

First of all, we have no idea how the team is going to be next year. Going from a 4 win season to the playoffs just because of Ryan Fitzpatrick? That seems like a massive stretch.

Second, why is Fitzpatrick so special? Because he worked with Gailey in the past? If Gailey is such an offensive genius, then he can get some other mediocre veteran to play at that level.

Third, the chance of a 5th round pick contributing is low if you make crappy picks. There are 5th round picks who play and play well every single year. Plus, even if all you get with that 5th is a decent backup, that backup is under contract for 4 years, while Fitzpatrick would be here for one, maybe two years.

I guess you missed the part where I said if Fitz can give us anything close to his 2012 numbers then yes I believe we become a playoff team. Obviously there needs to be upgrades elsewhere but his 2012 season was very decent

Fitz has had a better career than Hoyer..im down for drafting a qb but why not bring in a qb who a) knows the ssytem and b) was fairly successful under that system...look Fitz is not a sexy choice and most likely he's just a stop gap for a season or two but we have talent that we can win now

@tsjc68@DRFC@johnledo Yeah, nothing really separates these guys from one another in my mind. That Gailey got so much out of Fitz doesn't make me want Fitz, it makes me want to see what he can do with Hoyer or Locker, quite frankly.

@tsjc68@D@hazard2012 Comparing Sanchez to Foles is like comparing apples to oranges...Foles has had success in the NFL and Chip wants to trade him because he doesn't fit his system. Imagine if he was put in a system to benefit him

Hoyer crumbled down the stretch and was a big reason why the Browns missed the playoffs and Locker can't last longer than 5 minutes in a game. Bradford is intriguing but wI'll he be available, if he is, that's my number one choice

... none of them are appealing. All of them will probably suck and piss us off. None of them are legit solutions. Even the nominally good ones statistically have gigantic red flags and are available because their previous teams don't want them because they recognize that they're not good quarterbacks.

Pick one of them that you don't have to use a draft pick to get and move forward.

I know 68, you don't like him. That's fair. I kinda like him. Of all the options he's the one we have the least info on. If we are just throwing names out there, then I hope they swing a trade for Aaron Murray.

I want a vet and a draft pick too. But Glennon doesn't qualify as a vet. When I say vet, I mean a journeyman who has been around for a while but never really had the chance to be an NFL starter because he wasn't born with the necessary physical traits, meaning he had to learn the ins and outs of playing the position to stick around as a backup. So, no Michael Vick either.